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Painting of a muscular, gaunt, ghostly figure holding a bowl between dark curtains beneath gold stars.

The Ghost of a Flea

A muscular, gaunt figure with a reddish-brown body and a crested head strides across a wooden floor, holding a shallow bowl before blue-green starlight between dark curtains. Gold stars glow in the shadowy background, and the rough, textured paint suggests a small painting on panel.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1819
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1609 × 2196 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1819; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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